Research
MoCCA Research Outputs
Publications
Warda C, Bittleston H, Coombe J, O’Donnell H, Hocking JS, Goller JL. Patient-delivered partner therapy for chlamydia: health practitioner views on updated guidance in Victoria, Australia. Sexual Health. 2024 Jul; 21, SH24105. https://doi.org/10.1071/SH24105
Munari SC, Wilkinson AL., Asselin J, Owen L, Read P, Finlayson R, Martin S, Bell C, O’Connor CC, Carter A, Guy R, McNulty A, Varma R, Chow EPF, Fairley CK, Donovan B, Stoove M, Goller JL, Hocking J, Hellard ME, on behalf of the Australian Collaboration for Coordinated Enhanced Sentinel Surveillance of Blood–Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections (ACCESS) (2024) Chlamydia retesting remains low among young women in Australia: an observational study using sentinel surveillance data, 2018–2022. Sexual Health 21, SH23178. https://doi.org/10.1071/SH23178
Goller JL, Coombe J, Bittleston H, Bourne C, Bateson D, Vaisey A, Tomnay J, O'Donnell H, Garret C, Estcourt CS, Temple-Smith M, Hocking JS. Patient delivered partner therapy for chlamydia infection is used by some general practitioners, but more support is needed to increase uptake: findings from a mixed-methods study. Sex Transm Infect. 2022 Jun;98(4):298-301. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2020-054933.
Coombe J, Goller JL, Bittleston H, Bateson D, Bourne C, O'Donnell H, Tomnay J, Temple-Smith M, Hocking JS. Patient-delivered partner therapy: One option for management of sexual partner(s) of a patient diagnosed with a chlamydia infection. Aust J Gen Pract. 2022 Jun;51(6):425-429. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-07-21-6066.
Goller JL, Bateson D, Williams H, Hocking JS. How to treat pelvic inflammatory disease. Australian Doctor. 2022(1 April):17-23. Access to this article requires an Australian Doctor account. Click here to access the article if you already have an Australian Doctor account, or click here to register.
Bittleston H, Coombe J, Temple-Smith M, Bateson D, Hunady J, Sanci L, Hocking JS, Goller J. Diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease and barriers to conducting pelvic examinations in Australian general practice: findings from an online survey. Sexual Health. 2021; Online First. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/SH20176
Coombe J, Goller J, Vaisey A, Bourne C, Sanci L, Bateson D, Temple-Smith, M, Hocking, J. New best practice guidance for general practice to reduce chlamydia associated reproductive complications in women. Australian Journal of General Practice. 2021;50(1-2):50-4. DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-04-20-5330
Layton E, Goller JL, Coombe J, Temple-Smith M, Tomnay J, Vaisey A, Hocking, JS. ‘It’s literally giving them a solution in their hands’: the views of young Australians towards patient-delivered partner therapy for treating chlamydia. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2021; Online First: 13 January 2021. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2020-054820
Layton E, Vaisey A, Goller JL, Coombe J, Temple-Smith M, Hocking J. The views of patients and partners towards patient-delivered partner therapy for chlamydia: A systematic review. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2020;47(12):791-7. DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001260.
Coombe J, Goller JL, Bittleston H, Vaisey A, Sanci L, Groos A, Tomnay J, Temple-Smith M, Hocking JS, ‘Sexually transmissible infections, partner notification and intimate relationships: a qualitative study exploring the perspectives of general practitioners and people with a recent chlamydia infection’ Sexual Health 2020; online early. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/SH20109
Goller JL, Coombe J, Bourne C, Bateson D, Temple-Smith M, Tomnay J, Vaisey A, Chen MY, O’Donnell H, Groos A, Sanci L, Hocking JS, ‘Patient delivered partner therapy for chlamydia in Australia – can it become part of routine care? Sexual Health 2020; 17, 321-329. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/SH20024
Conference presentations
Coombe J, et al. Design and implementation of resources to support chlamydia management in general practice: the management of chlamydia cases in Australia study. Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health conference, Sydney 2023 (oral presentation)
Goller JL, et al. Strengthening chlamydia management in general practice: protocol for a non-randomised implementation and feasibility trial. SexRurality conference, Creswick, 2023 (oral presentation)
Bittleston H et al. Young Australians know less about syphilis than other sexually transmissible infections: findings from an online survey, STI & HIV 2023 World Congress, Chicago, 2023 (poster)
Bittleston H et al. Past sex education and having a usual doctor makes it easier for young Australians to discuss sexual health with a doctor: findings from an online survey, STI & HIV 2023 World Congress, Chicago, 2023 (poster)
Bittleston H et al. “Mum was disappointed but everyone else was supportive” – experiences of disclosing a sexually transmissible infection diagnosis, STI & HIV 2023 World Congress, Chicago, 2023 (poster)
Munari S, et al. Chlamydia retesting among young people in Australia: a sentinel surveillance analysis, 2017-2022. Communicable Diseases and Immunisation conference, Perth, 2023 (oral presentation)
Bittleston H, et al. Improving chlamydia management: protocol for a non-randomised implementation and feasibility study, GP22, Melbourne, 2022 (oral presentation)
Bittleston H, et al. Australian general practitioners’ consideration of pelvic inflammatory disease in women diagnosed with an STI, and barriers to providing pelvic examinations. STI & HIV 2021 World Congress, The Netherlands/virtual conference, (poster)
Goller JL, et al. General practitioner views towards patient delivered partner therapy for chlamydia infection in Australia. STI & HIV 2021 World Congress, The Netherlands/virtual conference (poster)
Goller JL, et al. Patient delivered partner therapy for chlamydia: Views of Australian general practitioners. Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health conference, virtual conference 2020 (oral presentation)
Coombe J, et al. “I was very nervous because I didn’t know how he would take it…”: GP advice and patient experiences of sharing a chlamydia diagnosis with intimate partners. Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health conference, virtual conference, 2020 (oral presentation)
Bittleston H, et al. General practitioners’ consideration of PID in women diagnosed with an STI, and barriers to providing pelvic examinations. Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health conference, virtual conference, 2020 (oral presentation)
Coombe J, et al. The discussion is rarely just chlamydia and nothing else’: general practitioners experiences of managing chlamydia positive patients. Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health conference, Perth, 2019 (poster)
Goller JL, et al. Patient delivered partner therapy: Could this be part of routine partner management for chlamydia in Australia? Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health conference, Perth, 2019 (poster)
Goller JL, et al. Patient delivered partner therapy – could this be an option within routine partner management for chlamydia in Australia? Australasian Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Melbourne, 2019 (oral presentation).
Coombe J, et al. ‘There is such a big emotive element to it, as well as a physical element’: general practitioners experiences of managing chlamydia positive patients. Australasian Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Melbourne, 2019 (oral presentation).
Layton, E et al. “It’s literally giving them a solution in their hands”, the views of young people towards patient-delivered partner therapy for treating chlamydia. Australasian Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Melbourne, 2019 (oral presentation).
